Hi there,
In this edition:
- Topical Tap - Refreshing an Internet Page;
- Internet Tip - renewing car tax online;
- Online Counselling;
- Online Ergonimics Course;
- Changes Afoot - the new Blog;
- Contact Details;
Topical Tap - Refreshing an Internet Page with a Keystroke
The quick way to refresh a page in Internet Explorer is to press the function key, F5. By the way this also works for Mozilla Firefox, and Opera. An alternative for all three browsers is CTRL+R.
Renewing Car Tax Online
Just a quick one for car drivers out there in the UK. My car had its MOT recently. The DVLA has computerised the system, which meant that I was able to renew my car tax online instead of queueing in the Post Office. It was fab! and the new disk arrived within a week. Brill!
The place to do it is: http://www.vehiclelicence.gov.uk
Online Counselling
I recently came across someone offering online counselling and I thought one or two of my readers might be interested. I have no direct experience of this, so caveat emptor. If you get in contact, let me know how you got on.
Talk it Through - Counselling Services
Some of their areas of expertise are:
- Stress counselling
- Depression & Anxiety
- Relationship Difficulties
- Bereavement
- Domestic Violence
- Solving 'Workplace' Worries
- Physical and sensory disablement issues
The website is www.TalkItThrough.co.uk.
For further detailed information, contact them via email karen@TalkItThrough.co.uk or telephone 0190 869 9828.
Online Ergonimics Course
In partnership with AbilityNet, Happy Computers has just completed a course on ergonomics and adjusting your PC settings. This is based on AbilityNet's course of the same name. They say that it is the first course we have designed from scratch to be fully accessible and meeting W3C standards.
They are asking people to try it out and a trial login is below. They are specifically looking for feedback on:
- accessibility of the course, especially anywhere you feel it is not fully accessible
- the course itself, and how useful it would be for organisations
To access the course go to: www.happyelearning.co.uk
The login details are as follows:
login: guest_test
password: guest_test
Comments to:
Henry
telephone:
07870 682442
Changes Afoot
I've been doing some re-thinking about "Windows Without a Mouse". I've started a blog which you can find at http://www.withoutamouse.com/blog.
I'm also going to change how my newsletter goes out, and will be changing over to a new system. What this means to you is that you'll be getting a message from the new supplier (http://www.1automationwiz.com) over the next few weeks asking you to confirm that you'd like to stay subscribed. I hope that you will want to carry on receiving this newsletter. However there will be an incentive <grin>. Watch this space...
Signing Off
Well, that's all for now. Catch up with you soon.
Rebecca
Rebecca Ballard
Without a Mouse Training
PO Box 5157
Cardiff
CF5 9BB
Tel: 0870 765 3258
or
Mob: 07017 412 662
Email: rebecca@withoutamouse.com
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